CAIRO: Iraqi activists have called for demonstrations on Friday across Baghdad to support “besieged” Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli war and occupation. “The Preparatory Committee announced the organization of massive popular demonstrations in Baghdad and the rest of the country’s governorates, in support of the brothers in Palestine and in solidarity with the besieged Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian resistance factions in the face of the usurping Israeli occupation,” according to a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency. The statement added that one demonstration will be held at 4 p.m. near the Suspension Bridge in Baghdad. It called on Iraqis from other governorates to hold similar actions in their cities. “We call on all social and popular (activists), unions and federations to actively participate in this mass mobilization in support for the brothers and (resistance fighters) in the occupied Palestine,” the statement added.